The Best Selling Cars in America – December 2018
Here you will find the YTD passenger car leaders in the United States for December 2018 YTD. Each month we compile passenger car sales data and reports for North American markets and analyze it to create the best selling list below.
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Our Take On The Passenger Car Numbers
Passenger cars took a hit in 2018. Buyers seem to prefer crossovers and SUVs instead of sedans, coupes, hatchbacks, and wagons.
Some notable declines include the two leaders of the pack: Toyota Camry and Honda Civic. Toyota’s Camry was down 32.86 percent for December 2018 compared to this time last year, and for the entire year, sales were down 11.27 percent. Honda Civic’s sales dropped by 15.99 percent in December and 13.66 percent YTD.
There were a few bright spots for passenger cars though. The Kia Rio may have seen a December sales drop of .62 percent, but for the YTD sales percentage, it was up by 37.8 percent. The Acura RLX, while not a huge seller, also saw favorable increases of 16.3 percent for December and 56.10 percent year on year.
Overall, there were a lot of sales decreases, but particular models seem to have to made progress.
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Top Passenger Car Sales Figures – This Month
This sales table of shows the top passenger car sales performers in the United States, including their year on year growth rates both for the most recent month and year to date figures. Note that this table is sortable and that it fees the chart below. You can easily change the chart by filtering and sorting the below table.
For reference US = United States Sales for the month, US LY = Last Year’s United States Sales for the month, US vs LY = The Year on Year Growth Rate, YTD = United States Sales Year to Date, YTD LY = Last Year’s United States Year to Date Sales, YTD vs LY = The Year on Year Growth Rate.
| Model | Month | Month LY | Change | YTD | YTD LY | YTD Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiat 124 Spider | 184 | 287 | -35.89 | 3,515 | 4,478 | -21.51 |
| BMW 2-Series | 718 | 1,188 | -39.56 | 9,208 | 11,737 | -21.55 |
| Chrysler 200 | 6 | 332 | -98.19 | 1,043 | 18,457 | -94.35 |
| Mazda 3 | 5,277 | 5,669 | -6.91 | 64,638 | 75,018 | -13.84 |
| BMW 3-Series | 3,184 | 5,556 | -42.69 | 44,578 | 59,449 | -25.01 |
| Chrysler 300 | 3,483 | 5,726 | -39.17 | 46,593 | 51,237 | -9.06 |
| Nissan 370Z | 202 | 304 | -33.55 | 3,468 | 4,614 | -24.84 |
| BMW 4-Series | 1,916 | 3,411 | -43.83 | 31,379 | 39,634 | -20.83 |
| Alfa Romeo 4C | 10 | 26 | -61.54 | 238 | 406 | -41.38 |
| BMW 5-Series | 4,756 | 4,743 | 0.27 | 43,937 | 40,658 | 8.06 |
| Fiat 500 | 418 | 667 | -37.33 | 5,370 | 12,685 | -57.67 |
| Fiat 500L | 39 | 111 | -64.86 | 1,413 | 1,664 | -15.08 |
| Mazda 6 | 2,357 | 1,776 | 32.71 | 30,938 | 33,402 | -7.38 |
| BMW 6-Series | 330 | 369 | -10.57 | 3,762 | 3,355 | 12.13 |
| Volvo 60-Series | 302 | 1,338 | -77.43 | 12,176 | 16,825 | -27.63 |
| BMW 7-Series | 983 | 1,107 | -11.20 | 8,271 | 9,276 | -10.83 |
| Porsche 718 | 237 | 301 | -21.26 | 5,276 | 5,087 | 3.72 |
| BMW 8-Series | 223 | 0 | 0.00 | 223 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Toyota 86 / FR-S | 295 | 425 | -30.59 | 4,133 | 6,846 | -39.63 |
| Volvo 90-Series | 664 | 1,148 | -42.16 | 9,892 | 11,090 | -10.80 |
| Porsche 911 | 789 | 773 | 2.07 | 9,783 | 8,970 | 9.06 |
| Audi A3 | 792 | 2,024 | -60.87 | 18,305 | 23,610 | -22.47 |
| Audi A4 | 1,881 | 3,916 | -51.97 | 34,311 | 34,434 | -0.36 |
| Audi A5 | 1,746 | 2,958 | -40.97 | 25,972 | 21,301 | 21.93 |
| Audi A6 | 3,058 | 1,970 | 55.23 | 10,561 | 16,304 | -35.22 |
| Audi A7 | 1,095 | 453 | 141.72 | 3,852 | 4,810 | -19.92 |
| Audi A8 | 380 | 266 | 42.86 | 1,599 | 3,127 | -48.86 |
| Hyundai Accent | 3,830 | 5,205 | -26.42 | 29,090 | 58,955 | -50.66 |
| Honda Accord | 28,627 | 22,115 | 29.45 | 291,071 | 322,655 | -9.79 |
| Nissan Altima | 17,064 | 18,199 | -6.24 | 209,146 | 254,996 | -17.98 |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG GT | 136 | 183 | -25.68 | 1,525 | 1,609 | -5.22 |
| Cadillac ATS | 281 | 1,093 | -74.29 | 10,860 | 13,100 | -17.10 |
| Toyota Avalon | 2,538 | 2,427 | 4.57 | 33,580 | 32,583 | 3.06 |
| Hyundai Azera | 2 | 141 | -98.58 | 629 | 3,060 | -79.44 |
| Mercedes-Benz B-Class | 1 | 111 | -99.10 | 135 | 744 | -81.85 |
| Volkswagen Beetle | 917 | 835 | 9.82 | 14,411 | 15,166 | -4.98 |
| Chevrolet Bolt | 2,098 | 3,227 | -34.99 | 18,020 | 23,297 | -22.65 |
| Subaru BRZ | 349 | 297 | 17.51 | 3,834 | 4,131 | -7.19 |
| Mercedes-Benz C-Class | 6,799 | 6,500 | 4.60 | 54,829 | 77,446 | -29.20 |
| Ford C-Max | 16 | 1,416 | -98.87 | 6,683 | 18,390 | -63.66 |
| Kia Cadenza | 198 | 896 | -77.90 | 4,507 | 7,249 | -37.83 |
| Chevrolet Camaro | 3,760 | 3,802 | -1.10 | 50,963 | 67,940 | -24.99 |
| Toyota Camry | 29,093 | 43,331 | -32.86 | 343,439 | 387,081 | -11.27 |
| Buick Cascada | 251 | 408 | -38.48 | 4,628 | 5,595 | -17.28 |
| Volkswagen CC | 11 | 54 | -79.63 | 455 | 1,355 | -66.42 |
| Dodge Challenger | 4,156 | 4,508 | -7.81 | 66,716 | 64,537 | 3.38 |
| Dodge Charger | 7,293 | 6,830 | 6.78 | 80,226 | 88,351 | -9.20 |
| Honda Civic | 26,384 | 31,406 | -15.99 | 325,760 | 377,286 | -13.66 |
| Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class | 1,708 | 2,279 | -25.05 | 26,269 | 20,669 | 27.09 |
| Honda Clarity FCV | 2,857 | 1,425 | 100.49 | 20,174 | 2,455 | 721.75 |
| Lincoln Continental | 1,170 | 1,216 | -3.78 | 8,758 | 12,012 | -27.09 |
| Mini Cooper | 1,619 | 3,070 | -47.26 | 26,119 | 32,239 | -18.98 |
| Toyota Corolla | 25,439 | 19,969 | 27.39 | 303,732 | 329,196 | -7.74 |
| Chevrolet Corvette | 1,320 | 2,278 | -42.05 | 18,789 | 25,079 | -25.08 |
| Honda CR-Z | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 30 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Chevrolet Cruze | 11,128 | 13,406 | -16.99 | 142,618 | 184,751 | -22.81 |
| Cadillac CT6 | 810 | 841 | -3.69 | 9,669 | 10,542 | -8.28 |
| Cadillac CTS | 825 | 805 | 2.48 | 11,220 | 10,344 | 8.47 |
| Dodge Dart | 2 | 139 | -98.56 | 389 | 10,082 | -96.14 |
| Mercedes-Benz E / CLS-Class | 5,042 | 5,385 | -6.37 | 46,424 | 51,312 | -9.53 |
| Hyundai Elantra | 15,076 | 21,350 | -29.39 | 200,415 | 198,210 | 1.11 |
| Lexus ES | 5,385 | 5,047 | 6.70 | 48,482 | 51,398 | -5.67 |
| Jaguar F-Type | 197 | 391 | -49.62 | 2,268 | 4,108 | -44.79 |
| Ford Fiesta | 4,309 | 3,657 | 17.83 | 51,730 | 46,249 | 11.85 |
| Honda Fit | 768 | 3,434 | -77.64 | 35,030 | 47,647 | -26.48 |
| Ford Focus | 3,661 | 11,237 | -67.42 | 114,045 | 158,385 | -28.00 |
| Kia Forte | 7,709 | 7,922 | -2.69 | 101,890 | 117,596 | -13.36 |
| Smart ForTwo | 122 | 166 | -26.51 | 1,276 | 3,071 | -58.45 |
| Ford Fusion | 16,052 | 17,444 | -7.98 | 173,600 | 209,623 | -17.18 |
| Genesis G70 | 229 | 0 | 0.00 | 358 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Genesis G80 | 305 | 1,542 | -80.22 | 7,446 | 16,214 | -54.08 |
| Genesis G90 | 80 | 406 | -80.30 | 2,136 | 4,398 | -51.43 |
| Alfa Romeo Giulia | 873 | 1,011 | -13.65 | 11,519 | 8,904 | 29.37 |
| Volkswagen Golf | 2,425 | 4,529 | -46.46 | 42,271 | 68,978 | -38.72 |
| Lexus GS | 587 | 916 | -35.92 | 6,604 | 7,773 | -15.04 |
| Ford GT | 1 | 9 | -88.89 | 126 | 89 | 41.57 |
| Nissan GT-R | 25 | 36 | -30.56 | 538 | 578 | -6.92 |
| BMW i3 | 356 | 672 | -47.02 | 6,120 | 6,276 | -2.49 |
| BMW i8 | 97 | 80 | 21.25 | 772 | 488 | 58.20 |
| Acura ILX | 924 | 835 | 10.66 | 11,273 | 11,757 | -4.12 |
| Chevrolet Impala | 4,256 | 8,201 | -48.10 | 56,557 | 75,877 | -25.46 |
| Subaru Impreza | 5,880 | 8,037 | -26.84 | 76,400 | 86,043 | -11.21 |
| Subaru Impreza WRX | 2,417 | 2,424 | -0.29 | 28,730 | 31,358 | -8.38 |
| Honda Insight | 2,235 | 0 | 0.00 | 12,513 | 3 | 417,000.00 |
| Hyundai Ioniq | 1,275 | 908 | 40.42 | 15,076 | 11,197 | 34.64 |
| Lexus IS | 2,193 | 2,777 | -21.03 | 22,927 | 26,482 | -13.42 |
| Volkswagen Jetta | 10,261 | 7,233 | 41.86 | 90,794 | 115,807 | -21.60 |
| Kia K900 | 55 | 35 | 57.14 | 354 | 455 | -22.20 |
| Buick LaCrosse | 715 | 1,385 | -48.38 | 15,527 | 20,161 | -22.98 |
| Lexus LC | 152 | 290 | -47.59 | 1,979 | 1,731 | 14.33 |
| Nissan Leaf | 1,667 | 102 | 1,534.31 | 14,715 | 11,230 | 31.03 |
| Subaru Legacy | 3,374 | 4,593 | -26.54 | 40,109 | 49,837 | -19.52 |
| Lexus LS | 893 | 306 | 191.83 | 9,301 | 4,094 | 127.19 |
| Chevrolet Malibu | 12,522 | 16,628 | -24.69 | 144,542 | 185,857 | -22.23 |
| Nissan Maxima | 5,600 | 5,016 | 11.64 | 42,337 | 67,627 | -37.40 |
| Mitsubishi Mirage | 1,748 | 1,023 | 70.87 | 24,316 | 22,386 | 8.62 |
| Toyota Mirai | 232 | 296 | -21.62 | 1,689 | 1,838 | -8.11 |
| Lincoln MKZ | 1,874 | 2,293 | -18.27 | 19,852 | 27,387 | -27.51 |
| Tesla Model 3 | 25,250 | 1,060 | 2,282.08 | 140,317 | 1,667 | 8,317.34 |
| Tesla Model S | 3,250 | 2,400 | 35.42 | 29,950 | 26,800 | 11.75 |
| Ford Mustang | 4,392 | 7,714 | -43.06 | 75,842 | 81,866 | -7.36 |
| Mazda MX-5 Miata | 511 | 493 | 3.65 | 8,971 | 11,294 | -20.57 |
| Acura NSX | 17 | 56 | -69.64 | 170 | 581 | -70.74 |
| Kia Optima | 7,809 | 7,081 | 10.28 | 101,603 | 107,493 | -5.48 |
| Porsche Panamera | 332 | 455 | -27.03 | 8,114 | 6,731 | 20.55 |
| Volkswagen Passat | 3,116 | 3,015 | 3.35 | 41,401 | 60,722 | -31.82 |
| Toyota Prius Family | 6,351 | 9,482 | -33.02 | 87,590 | 108,661 | -19.39 |
| Infiniti Q50 | 3,690 | 5,583 | -33.91 | 34,763 | 40,739 | -14.67 |
| Infiniti Q60 | 662 | 0 | 0.00 | 8,405 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Infiniti Q70 | 329 | 406 | -18.97 | 4,479 | 5,772 | -22.40 |
| Audi R8 | 79 | 56 | 41.07 | 927 | 772 | 20.08 |
| Lexus RC | 341 | 686 | -50.29 | 3,358 | 7,363 | -54.39 |
| Buick Regal | 1,050 | 1,005 | 4.48 | 14,117 | 11,559 | 22.13 |
| Kia Rio | 1,608 | 1,618 | -0.62 | 22,975 | 16,760 | 37.08 |
| Acura RLX | 216 | 186 | 16.13 | 1,931 | 1,237 | 56.10 |
| Mercedes-Benz S-Class | 1,486 | 2,184 | -31.96 | 14,978 | 15,888 | -5.73 |
| Nissan Sentra | 17,567 | 16,834 | 4.35 | 213,046 | 218,451 | -2.47 |
| Mercedes-Benz SL-Class | 158 | 277 | -42.96 | 2,126 | 2,940 | -27.69 |
| Mercedes-Benz SLC-Class | 152 | 260 | -41.54 | 1,993 | 2,860 | -30.31 |
| Hyundai Sonata | 8,705 | 8,508 | 2.32 | 105,118 | 131,803 | -20.25 |
| Chevrolet Sonic | 934 | 1,946 | -52.00 | 20,613 | 30,290 | -31.95 |
| Kia Soul | 10,128 | 7,610 | 33.09 | 104,709 | 115,712 | -9.51 |
| Chevrolet Spark | 1,747 | 3,079 | -43.26 | 23,603 | 22,589 | 4.49 |
| Kia Stinger | 1,289 | 826 | 56.05 | 16,806 | 843 | 1,893.59 |
| Ford Taurus | 3,475 | 3,394 | 2.39 | 40,341 | 41,236 | -2.17 |
| Acura TLX | 2,831 | 3,101 | -8.71 | 30,468 | 34,846 | -12.56 |
| Audi TT | 16 | 237 | -93.25 | 1,289 | 2,294 | -43.81 |
| Hyundai Veloster | 1,161 | 755 | 53.77 | 10,871 | 12,658 | -14.12 |
| Nissan Versa | 6,735 | 7,125 | -5.47 | 75,809 | 106,772 | -29.00 |
| Dodge Viper | 3 | 9 | -66.67 | 19 | 585 | -96.75 |
| Chevrolet Volt | 1,710 | 1,937 | -11.72 | 18,306 | 20,349 | -10.04 |
| Jaguar XE | 443 | 707 | -37.34 | 4,704 | 9,278 | -49.30 |
| Jaguar XF | 153 | 345 | -55.65 | 2,208 | 4,541 | -51.38 |
| Jaguar XJ | 124 | 263 | -52.85 | 1,579 | 2,721 | -41.97 |
| Cadillac XTS | 1,710 | 1,224 | 39.71 | 17,729 | 16,275 | 8.93 |
| Toyota Yaris | 1,252 | 2,111 | -40.69 | 27,209 | 44,380 | -38.69 |
| Model | Month | Month LY | YTD | YTD LY |